Pternistria Stål, 1873a: 39. Type species by subsequent designation (Distant, 1912: 594): Anisoscelis macromera Guérin, 1830, New Guinea.
Mycillus Distant, 1888: 481 (syn. Tryon, 1892: 21, suspected; Breddin, 1900: 169, footnote). Type species by monotypy: Mycillus explicatus Distant, 1888, New Guinea.